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Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industries enters Australian market

Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industries (ZPMC) announced its first entry into the Australian market with the design and manufacture of automated rail Rubber Tyre Gantry (RTG) for Port of Botany Bay in Sydney.

Katherine Si, China Correspondent

June 26, 2019

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The automated gantry has a span of 23m and extending distance of 15m, which can pass three rows of containers over the height of one container.

The RTG will be mainly used for rail container transportation in cooperation with automatic straddle carriers in fully automatic operation. It has the automatic container scanning area can interact with the terminal operation system, completing the automatic cargo handling on the train.

The deal is the first test of ocean-rail through service in Australia, which will bring more cooperation opportunities for the company, said ZPMC.

Headquartered in Shanghai, ZPMC also has 10 production bases located in Shanghai and Nantong with total area of 6,670,000 sq m and 10 km coastline.

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Katherine Si

China Correspondent

China-based Katherine Si has worked in the maritime industry since 2008 is well-connected with local industry players including Chinese owners and yards.

Having majored in English Katherine started at news portal ShippingChina.com where she rose to become a News Editor. In 2008 she moved to work with Seatrade and has since held numerous positions including China correspondent for Seatrade Maritime Review magazine.

With extensive experience in writing, research and social media promotion, Katherine focuses on the shipping and transport sectors.

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